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bfrost
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Posted 5 years ago

Hi. I understand that travel in your own country is for travelling from home station to a \'port\' or \'airport\' (and return) on your first and last day. Under these rules, is it possible to travel by a more scenic route in your local country to get to a departure point? Does it matter how long this takes as long as it is completed in one day? For example, living in UK could I take a long distance train of some 12 hours as part of my departure from UK?
Thanks Brian.

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Flo
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replied 5 years ago

Hi Brian,

there are no rules as to which route to take to the border. As long as you leave your country within the validity of the travel day you can choose any route (19:00 rule also applicable).

However, if you would travel from, say, Cardiff via Shrewsbury to Manchester, then back to London via Leeds to catch your Eurostar train you might have to do some explaining with the train staff. But like I said above I do not know of any rule that would say something like "you have to take the direct route to the border".

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bfrost
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replied 5 years ago

Hi Flo. Thanks for the quick reply. You read my mind :-) I couldn\'t see any prohibition on route and when I\'ve travelled with Interrail Global Pass before (brilliant) no-one asks you to prove your onward plans do they? In my experience inspectors are just happy that your current journey is valid as per pass etc. I\'ll try that then, because local rail travel in UK is expensive and the pass is a great way of actually combining scenic two-day\'s of local travel plus the intended foreign days.
Regards,
Brian.

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Flo
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replied 5 years ago

Should be no problem. Especially in the UK, station staff lets you pass the gates as soon as they see you waving you unusual ticket and train staff also doesnt check the ticket in detail.

Which is your planned route btw? :)

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bfrost
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replied 5 years ago

Well, my outbound route is likely to involve Penzance to Scotland :-)

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Flo
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replied 5 years ago

OK nice. And then plane to mainland Europe?

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bfrost
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replied 5 years ago

Yes!

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Flo
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replied 5 years ago

Well that shouldnt be any problem then - most possible routes will be more or less straighforward taking you to Scotland so I wouldnt worry at all. :)